Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING A BLOCK COPOLYMER
COMPOSITION AND POLYPHENYLENE OXIDE RESIN AND PRODUCTS
THEREOF
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising
a
block copolymer composition with a particular diblock content in combination
with a
polyphenylene oxide resin, and a tackifier. The adhesive composition achieves
a peel
1o adhesion at room temperature along with a static shear performance at
elevated
temperatures that are particularly suited for applications involving low
surface energy
substrates and can be formulated as a tape or an attachment system for use in
products
such as mechanical fasteners.
15 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There exists a need in industry to improve the adhesion and elevated
temperature
performance of products (e.g., specialty tapes, hook and loop mechanical
fasteners, and
self mating mechanical fasteners) to low surface energy (LSE) substrates. "Low
surface
20 energy substrate" refers to materials that generally have a surface energy
of less than about
45 mJ/m2, typically less than 40 mJ/mz, or more typically less than 35 mJ/mz.
Examples
of LSE substrates include some powder coatings and polyolefin polymers such as
polypropylene (PP), low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene
(HDPE),
and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The relative low cost,
25 improved properties, and increased usage of these polyolefin polymers has
increased this
need. The general rule for adhesives is that there is a tradeoff between peel
adhesion and
static shear performance. It is especially difficult to achieve the
combination of high peel
adhesion at room temperature and high static shear performance at elevated
temperature.
Designing a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) to have adhesion to LSE
substrates has
3o always been a challenge. Significant development efforts have concentrated
on this
problem. The challenge has been to develop products and/or systems which have
high,
consistent, and immediate adhesion to LSE substrates and have high temperature
(>_ 70°C
(158°F)) static shear performance.
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Acrylic adhesives can be formulated to have high temperature static shear
performance, but generally have poor peel adhesion to LSE substrates.
Tackified acrylic
adhesives, in particular non-polar acrylates, such as those described in U. S.
Patent
5,638,798 (Bennett et al.), have good adhesion to some LSE substrates.
However, these
adhesives do not typically exhibit desired elevated temperature static shear
performance,
have difficulty adhering to HDPE, and have a noticeable acrylate odor.
Block copolymer adhesives can be designed to have good adhesion to LSE
substrates and have low odor, such as those described in U.S. Pat. No.
5,453,319 (Gobran),
but generally block copolymer adhesives have poor elevated temperature static
shear
1o performance. The general rule for adhesives stated above also applies to
block copolymer
adhesives, i.e., the higher the peel adhesion at room temperature, the lower
the static shear
performance at elevated temperatures.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,028,646 (Miller et al.) describes block copolymer pressure
sensitive
adhesive containing tackifier resins and preferably 2-20 % by weight of an
aromatic,
essentially hydrocarbon, end block reinforcing resin, which generally has a
glass transition
temperature (Tg) higher than the service temperature of the adhesive, for
refastenable
diaper tape applications.
The addition of PPO to block copolymer adhesives to improve the temperature
performance is known. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,104,323 (Hansen) and
4,141,876
(Hansen) disclose the addition of polyphenylene ether (also known as
polyphenylene oxide
("PPO")) resin, having a viscosity average molecular weight (Mvis) of between
about
6,000 and 25,000 Daltons (Da) and a glass transition temperature of between
170oC and
200oC, to a block copolymer PSA to provide hot melt adhesive compositions and
adhesive
tapes having improved service temperature performance. However, these patents
do not
mention adhesion to low surface energy substrates.
WO 90/14396 (Audett) describes pressure sensitive and hot melt adhesive
compositions having improved shear adhesion failure temperatures (SAFT)
comprising a
block copolymer having at least two monoalkenyl arene polymer endblocks (A)
and at
least one elastomeric conjugated-dime mid-block (B), said blocks (A)
comprising 8-55
3o by weight of the block copolymer, about 50-200 phr mid-block tackifying
resin, and S-50
phr low molecular weight PPO polymer. The molecular weight (M";S) of the PPO
polymer
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is from about 1,000 to about 5,000 Da and the Tg is from about 100°C to
165°C, preferably
between 140 and 163°C. This application also generically describes a
tape construction
utilizing the adhesive composition. Utility of the adhesive for bonding LSE
substrates is
not specifically mentioned, but T-peel adhesion at room temperature of
polyethylene (PE)
to itself with the adhesive is reported as 0.0175 kN/m (0.1 lb/inch).
WO 90/14397 (Audett) describes improved shear adhesion failure temperatures
(SAFT) adhesive compositions containing low molecular weight PPO similar to
that of
WO 90/14396. This application also generically describes tape constructions
utilizing
these adhesive compositions and substrates coated with these adhesive
compositions. T-
o peel adhesion of 0.0175 kN/m (0.1 lb/in) for PE to PE is exemplified for one
adhesive
formulation.
WO 97/11997 (Chu) describes use of a polyphenylene oxide delivery system for
increasing an upper service temperature of an A-B-A block copolymer adhesive
composition. The delivery system comprises a preblend of about 5 to 45 parts
by weight of
15 a PPO resin having a Tg with the range of from about 150 to about 210oC and
from about
1 to 450 parts by weight of a B-block (i.e., mid block) compatible resin. This
application
also describes an adhesive formulation produced with the PPO/resin delivery
system. The
amount of PPO resin incorporated into the block copolymer adhesive ranges from
about 6
to 30 % by weight of the total elastomer weight in the formulation. This
application also
20 generically describes a tape construction utilizing this adhesive
composition. Adhesion to
LSE substrates is not mentioned.
U.S. Patent No. 5,412,032 (Hansen) describes linear styrene-isoprene-styrene
block
copolymers with an overall molecular weight of above 280,000 up to 520,000
with lower
coupling efficiencies to produce adhesive compositions which adhere strongly
to difficult
25 to adhere substances such as skin or polyolefins, for example,
polyethylene.
It is also known that the use of block copolymers having an increasing diblock
content in PSA formulations can improve tack and peel adhesion but generally
at the
expense of shear performance.
There still exists a need for improved adhesive compositions that bond to LSE
30 substrates having high room temperature peel adhesion and high temperature
static shear
performance.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The pressure sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention,
comprising a
block copolymer composition with a diblock content ranging from about 40
weight % to
about 95 weight %, based on the total weight of the block copolymer
composition, in
conjunction with PPO, gives rise to an unexpected combination of peel adhesion
performance to LSE substrates and static shear performance at elevated
temperatures.
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a pressure sensitive
adhesive
composition comprising (a) a block copolymer composition comprising (i) a
first
0 component having a configuration of A-B, and (ii) a second component having
a
configuration of A-B-(B-A)~ where n ranges from 1 to 20, wherein A is an
alkenyl
aromatic or arene hydrocarbon polymer and B is polybutadiene, and wherein the
first
component is present in an amount ranging from about 40 weight % to about 95
weight
based on a total weight of the block copolymer composition; (b) a
polyphenylene oxide
resin; and (c) a tackifier resin compatible with B.
The present invention also relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive
composition
comprising (a) a block copolymer composition comprising (i) a first component
having a
configuration of A-B, and (ii) a second component having a configuration of A-
B-(B-A)"
where n ranges from 1 to 20, wherein A is an alkenyl aromatic or arene
hydrocarbon
2o polymer and B is polyisoprene, and wherein the first component is present
in an amount
ranging from about 40 weight % to about 95 weight % based on a total weight of
the block
copolymer composition; (b) a polyphenylene oxide resin; and (c) a petroleum
derived
hydrocarbon tackifier resin compatible with B.
The pressure sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention can be
used
to form a tape. 1n addition, an article can be produced bearing the
composition of the
present invention. The invention also relates to a method for bonding a
substrate using a
composition of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
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The adhesive composition of the present invention comprises the components of
a
block copolymer composition, a polyphenylene oxide resin, and a tackifier.
These
components and the composition will be described in more detail below.
Block Copolymer Composition
Suitable block copolymer compositions of the present invention comprise a
diblock
component, i.e., a component having a block A and a block B, having a
configuration of
A-B, and a component having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one
polymer
midblock B, that has a configuration of A-B-(B-A)" where n ranges from 1 to
20,
preferably 1 to 3. Thus, the block copolymer composition of the present
invention may
include copolymers having a variety of geometric structures and can be linear,
radial or
branched.
Block A is typically an alkenyl aromatic or arene hydrocarbon polymer block
having a weight average molecular weight of between about 2,000 and about
50,000 Da,
preferably 9,000 to 35,000 Da. Block A may also contain minor proportions of
other
monomers such as conjugated dimes. Examples, for the purpose of the present
invention,
include styrene, its homologs and its analogs, such as alpha-methyl styrene, t-
butyl styrene,
3-methylstyrene, 4-n-propylstyrene, 4-p-propylstyrene, i-vinylnaphthalene, 2-
vinylnaphthalene, and mixtures thereof.
2o Block B is typically an elastomeric polymer block of a conjugated dime
having a
weight average molecular weight of between about 20,000 and about 350,000 Da,
preferably between 25,000 and 150,000 Da. Exemplary non-hydrogenated
elastomeric
polymer blocks include polybutadiene and polyisoprene, and copolymers thereof;
and
exemplary hydrogenated elastomeric polymer blocks include poly-co-ethylene
butylene,
poly-co-ethylene propylene, and copolymers thereof. Minor proportions, for
example, less
than about 10 weight % based on the total weight of block B, of other monomers
may be
included in the B blocks such as arenes or other conjugated dimes.
Block copolymer compositions of the present invention have a diblock content
ranging from about 40 weight % to about 95 weight %, preferably 45 weight % to
95
3o weight %, more preferably 60 weight % to 95 weight %, most preferably 75
weight % to
90 weight %, based on the total weight % of the block copolymer composition.
The
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desired diblock content may be obtained during polymerization by limiting the
coupling
efficiency or by combining one or more block copolymers with known diblock
content in
amount to achieve a block copolymer mixture with the desired diblock content
as
described in U.S. Patent No. 5,412,032, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
The total weight % of block A can vary and is typically 8 to SS weight %,
preferably 10 to 30 weight %, based on the total weight % of the block
copolymer
composition, provided that the desired diblock content is present in the block
copolymer
composition.
Suitable block copolymers include those in which block A and block B pairings
are
1o polystyrene-polybutadiene, polystyrene-polyisoprene, polystyrene-poly-co-
ethylene
butylene, polystyrene-poly-co-ethylene propylene, poly(alpha-methylstyrene)-
polybutadiene, poly(alpha-methylstyrene)-polyisoprene, or mixtures thereof.
Commercially available examples that have a diblock content either within the
range of the
present invention or that can be blended to achieve a diblock content within
the range of
15 the present invention include those available from Shell Chemical Company,
Houston,
TX, under the trade designations "Kraton D 1113", "Kraton D 1118" and "Kraton
D 1119",
those available from Housemex Inc,, Houston, TX, under the trade designations
"Solprene
1205", and those available from Nippon Zeon Company Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, under
the trade
designation "Quintac SL-113".
20 Particularly suitable block copolymer compositions include:
(a) a blend of about 5 to 50 parts of a linear styrene butadiene (SB) block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
ranging from 0 to 20 % with SO to 95 parts of a linear styrene butadiene (SB)
block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
25 ranging from 80 to 100%,
(b) a blend of about 34 to 75 parts of a linear styrene butadiene (SB) block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
ranging from 60 to 85 % with 25 to 66 parts of a linear styrene butadiene {SB)
block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
3o ranging from 80 to 100%, and
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(c) a blend of about 50 to 75 parts of a linear styrene butadiene (SB) block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a dibloek
content
ranging from 60 to 90 % with 25 to 50 parts of a linear styrene butadiene (SB)
block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
ranging from 80 to 100%.
The block copolymers of the present invention can be prepared by any known
suitable methods. Exemplary methods of preparation are disclosed in, for
example, U.S.
Patent Nos. 5,453,319. Notably, the structure of the block copolymer is
determined by the
methods of polymerization.
1o The block copolymer composition of the present invention is typically
present in
the pressure sensitive adhesive composition in an amount ranging from about 25
to about
65 weight %, preferably 35 to 50 weight %, based on the total weight of the
adhesive
composition.
15 Polyphenylene Oxide Resin
A polyphenylene oxide resin useful in the present invention are those with the
following repeating unit:
X
O
X n
wherein the oxygen ether atom of one unit is connected to the benzene nucleus
of the next
20 adjoining unit, n designates repeating units and each X is independently a
monovalent
substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen,
hydrocarbon radicals,
halohydrogen radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen
atom and the
phenyl nucleus, hydrocarbonoxy radicals, and halohydrocarbonoxy radicals
having at least
two carbon atoms between the halogen atoms and phenyl nucleus. Preferred
25 polyphenylene oxide resins are those where X is methyl.
Useful polyphenylene oxide resins have a glass transition temperatures (Tg)
and a
molecular weight selected to be compatible with the block copolymer
composition used, as
described in Himes et al. "Achieving High Service Temperatures With
Thermoplastic
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Elastomers" 1996 Hot Melt Symposium, pages 71-98, which is herein incorporated
by
reference. Typically the polyphenylene oxide resins have a Tg of between about
110 to
210°C, preferably 140 to 170°C, more preferably 140 to
165°C, as determined by
differential scanning calorimetry and a weight average molecular weight (Mw)
ranging
from about 1,000 to about 25,000 Da, preferably 2,000 to 10,000 Da, more
preferably
4,000 to 8,000 Da.
Polyphenylene oxide resin can be prepared as described in U.S. Patent Nos.
3,306,874 (Hay); 3,306,875 (Hay); 3,257,357 (Stamatof~; and 3,257,358
(Stamatoff).
A polyphenylene oxide resin is typically present in the adhesive composition
of the
1o present invention in an amount ranging from about 10 to about 200 parts,
based on 100
parts by weight of block A in the block copolymer composition.
Tackifier Resin
A tackifier resin is added as a component to the adhesive composition of the
15 present invention and shall mean a material which is miscible with block B
and has a
number average molecular weight (Mn) of 10,000 Da or less and a glass
transition
temperature (Tg) of -30°C or more as measured by differential scanning
calorimetry.
Tackifiers useful in the present invention include rosin and rosin
derivatives,
hydrocarbon tackifier resins, aromatic hydrocarbon resins, aliphatic
hydrocarbon resins,
2o terpene resins, etc. Commercially available examples include alpha-pinene
resins,
available from Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Delaware under the trade designation
"Piccolyte A135" or "Piccolyte A115" or available from Arizona Chemical
Division,
International Paper, Panama City, FL under the trade designation "Zonarez
A25"; beta-
pinene resins, available from Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Delaware under the
trade
25 designation "Piccolyte S 135" or "Piccolyte S 115"; or petroleum derived
hydrocarbon
resin, available from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Chemical Div, Akron OH under
the
trade designation "Wingtack Plus".
Typically, the tackifier resin is present in the adhesive composition in
amounts
ranging from about 20 to about 80 weight %, preferably 40 to 60 weight %,
based on the
3o total weight % of the adhesive composition.
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Adhesive Composition
The adhesive composition of the present invention is a pressure sensitive
adhesive
which is defined as an adhesive composition that satisfies the Dahlquist
criteria, i.e., a one
second creep compliance greater than 1 x 10-6 cmz/dyne, at the intended
application
temperature, as defined in Handbook of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Technology,
p. 172,
D. Satas (ed.), Van Nostrand, N.Y., (1989). Typically, a pressure sensitive
adhesive is
normally tacky at room temperature and adheres to a surface upon contact to
the surface
without the need for more than finger or hand pressure.
The adhesive composition may also include additives such as fillers,
stabilizers,
to antioxidants, and pigments for the conventional purpose of these additives.
End block associating resins such as aromatic hydrocarbon resins, for example,
"Endex 160" commercially available from Hercules Inc., Wilmington, DE, may
also be
added. Typical amounts of end block associating resin range from 0 to 200
parts per 100
parts by weight of block A of the block copolymer composition. The amount of
PPO may
15 be adjusted based on the amount of end block associating resin used.
An oil may also be added as a component of the adhesive composition of the
present invention. This oil may serve to modify the viscosity of the adhesive
composition
and increase the tackiness of the composition. Typically, the oil is added in
an amount
ranging from about 0 to about 35 weight %, based on the total weight of the
adhesive
20 composition. Suitable oils, typically referred to as paraffinic/naphthenic
oils, are usually
fractions of refined petroleum products and have less than about 30% by weight
aromatic
components as measured by clay-gel analysis. Commercially available oils
include those
from Shell Chemical Company, Houston, TX, under the trade designation
"Shellflex
371N" and "Shellflex 6371".
25 A particularly suitable adhesive composition of the present invention
comprises a blend of about 5 to 50 parts by weight of a linear styrene
butadiene (SB) block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
ranging from 0 to 20 % with 50 to 95 parts by weight of a linear styrene
butadiene (SB)
block copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a
diblock
3o content ranging from 80 to 100%, and alpha-pinene tackifier resin with a
softening point
greater than 110°C, a napthenic oil, and a polyphenylene oxide resin.
In this composition,
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the amount of tackifier resin may range from 75 to 150 parts by weight, the
amount of oil
may range from 0 to 50 parts by weight, and the amount of polyphenylene oxide
resin may
range from 2 to 40 parts by weight.
Another particularly suitable adhesive composition of the present invention
comprises either a blend of about 34 to 75 parts of a linear styrene butadiene
(SB) block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
ranging from 60 to 85 % with 25 to 66 parts of a linear styrene butadiene (SB)
block
copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a diblock
content
ranging from 80 to 100%, or a blend of about 50 to 75 parts of a linear
styrene butadiene
(SB) block copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and
a diblock
content ranging from 60 to 90 % with 25 to SO parts of a linear styrene
butadiene (SB)
block copolymer with a styrene content ranging from about 20 to 35 % and a
diblock
content ranging from 80 to 100% and alpha-pinene tackifier resin with a
softening point
greater than 110°C, a napthenic oil, and a polyphenylene oxide resin.
In this composition,
15 the amount of tackifier resin may range from 75 to 150 parts, the amount of
oil may range
from 0 to 60 parts, and the amount of polyphenylene oxide resin may range from
2 to 40
parts.
The pressure sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention may be
hot
melt compounded and coated. In this method, the components of the adhesive
2o composition are melt-blended in a mixer such as a twin screw extruder. The
polyphenylene oxide resin may be added as a premix with the tackifier resin or
an oil or an
end block associating resin, if present. The preblending can be carried out as
described in
WO 97/1199? or U.S. Patent No. 4,104,323.
Alternatively, the adhesive compositions may be prepared by dissolving the
25 components of the adhesive composition in a solvent such as toluene and
casting over a
substrate such as a polyester film or release liner.
When the adhesive composition comprises a block copolymer where block B is
hydrogenated, the composite midblock glass transition temperature (CMTg) of
the
adhesive composition is greater than 245 Kelvin (K), as calculated using the
Fox Equation
3o by measuring the Tg of block B and the Tg of all midblock compatible
components such
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as the midblock compatible tackifier resin and oil using differential scanning
calorimetry.
The Fox Equation is:
w;
_ ~ w~
CMTg ; Tg;
wherein w; is the weight fraction of component i and Tg; is the glass
transition temperature
of component i and the summation is take over the components which are
miscible with
block B and the block B itself.
The adhesive composition preferably achieves a 70°C (158°F)
static shear
performance of holding 250 grams for 10,000 minutes or greater, or 1,000 grams
for 1,040
minutes or greater, per 6.45 square centimeters (one square inch) load where
the adhesive
1 o composition is coated at a thickness of 0.1 mm and tested according to the
Static Shear
Strength test method.
The adhesive composition of the invention can be coated onto a substrate.
Examples of suitable substrates include release liners (e.g., silicone release
liners) and tape
backings (which may be primed or unprimed paper, metal, or plastic).
15 Where mufti-layer tape constructions are desirable, one method of
construction is
mufti-layer coating using conventional techniques. For example, the coating
may be
applied concurrently (e.g., through a die coater). The coatings may also be
applied
sequentially.
The adhesive composition of the invention can also be made as a tape
construction
20 which comprises a layer of adhesive composition evenly coated between two
liners at least
one of which is coated with a release material. A transfer tape can be made by
coating the
adhesive composition between two liners both of which are coated with a
release coating.
The adhesive compositions of the invention can also be coated onto a
differential
release liner, i.e., a release liner having a first release coating coated on
one side of the
25 liner and a second release coating coated on the opposite side of the
liner.
When a transfer tape is made, one of the liners of the transfer tape can be
removed
and the exposed adhesive surface can be laminated to another substrate such as
a backing.
The remaining release liner aids in transferring the adhesive to the
substrate. The substrate
can be of any of the typical substrates used for tapes such as those selected
from the group
3o consisting of polymeric films (e.g., polyester, polypropylene,
polyurethane) metal foils,
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glass cloth, paper, cloth, nonwoven materials, foam sheets, and the like. Foam
sheets are
known in the industry and include open and closed cell foams made from
polyethylene,
polyurethane, acrylates, polystyrene, neoprene, silicone, and the like.
Other tape constructions in which the pressure sensitive adhesives according
to the
invention are useful include mechanical fasteners such as a fastener available
under the
trade designation "Dual-Lock" from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.
(3M), St.
Paul, MN, and a fastener available under the trade designation "Scotchmate"
from
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (3M), St. Paul, MN. The pressure
sensitive
adhesives are also useful in vibration damping applications. Further, the
pressure sensitive
l0 adhesives can be used as a tape attachment system for gaskets or molded
parts such as
bumpers or cushioning products.
The adhesive composition of the present invention may also be used in a method
of
bonding a substrate, for example, a polyolefin substrate, where the method
comprises
providing the substrate, and applying the adhesive composition of the present
invention to
15 the substrate using methods and techniques well understood by one skilled
in the art.
Another substrate can then be contacted to the adhesive composition. 1n the
instance
where the substrate is a polyolefin, the substrate may be unmodified. The term
"unmodified" means that the substrate has not been subjected to any chemical
or physical
treatment.
EXAMPLES
Test Methods
The following test methods were used to measure the various test results
reported
in the examples. All amounts are in parts by weight unless specified
otherwise.
90 Degree Peel Adhesion
This test was run according to PSTC-S using various rigid substrates to which
the
2.5 cm x 15 cm ( 1 inch x 6 inch) test tape was applied using a 2-kg hard
rubber roller, one
pass in each direction. Samples were allowed to dwell for the time specified
below at
3o room temperature before being separated at a rate of 30 cm/minute (12
inches/minute).
The value reported was the average value of two replicates unless otherwise
noted.
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The result of peel force oscillating in a periodical manner between a higher
and
lower peel force value was denoted as "stick-slip" in the tables reporting
results. When
stick-slip occurs, the average peel force generally underestimates the true
bond strength.
The average of the oscillating peel force is reported in the tables next to a
designation of
stick-slip.
When the bond between the adhesive and the substrate was stronger than the
bond
between the adhesive and the backing, failure occurred at the adhesive-backing
interface.
This was denoted in the tables reporting results as "backing separation".
Under these
conditions, the true bond strength is not measured but is believed to be
higher than the
observed removal force from the backing. The removal force was reported in the
tables
next to the symbol for backing separation (Sb).
Static Shear Strength
Static Shear Strength at room temperature or at 70°C was determined as
follows:
15 Individual 2.5 cm x 10 cm test samples having a layer of pressure sensitive
adhesive of the
invention on a 0.05 rnm thick primed polyester film were bonded to a 5 cm x 13
cm
stainless steel panel by passing a 2 kg. rubber coated steel roller over the
composite two
times to form an overlap area of 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm. After 1 to 24 hours dwell at
room
temperature (e.g. 20°-25°C), the bonded panel was clamped 2
degrees from vertical at
2o room temperature or in an oven maintained at 70°C with a 250 gram,
500 gram, 1000
gram, or 2000 gram weight attached to the free end of the composite. The time
to failure
was determined in minutes and was the average value of two replicates unless
otherwise
noted. If failure did not occur by 10,000 minutes, the test was discontinued.
25 Adhesive Composition Components
In the examples, the following components were used in the adhesive
formulations:
Block Copolymers
1. Linear styrene butadiene (SB) block copolymer with 31 % styrene and 15 %
diblock
30 content, available from Shell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas under the
trade
designation "Kraton D 11 O 1 ".
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2. Linear styrene butadiene block copolymer with 31 % styrene and 80% diblock
content, available from Shell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas under the trade
designation "ICraton D 1118".
3. Linear styrene isoprene (SI) block copolymer with 15% styrene and 18%
diblock
content, available from Shell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas under the trade
designation "Kraton D1107".
4. Linear styrene isoprene block copolymer with 22% styrene and 65% diblock
content, available from Shell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas under the trade
designation "Kraton D 1119".
to 5. Linear styrene butadiene block copolymer with 25% styrene and about 100%
(not
confirmed) diblock content, available from Housemex Inc., Houston, Texas,
under the
trade designation "Solprene 1205".
6. Linear styrene isoprene block copolymer with 15% styrene and 75% diblock
content, available from available from Nippon Zeon, Tokyo, Japan under the
trade
designation "Quintac SL-113".
Polyphenylene Oxides
1. Polyphenylene oxide, midpoint Tg 160°C, Mw 9,200, Mn 2,770 Da, melt
index
22.3 gr/10 min @ 220°C, 1 rad/s, and 5 kg; sampled from General
Electric Co, Plastics
2o Group, Pittsfield, MA having the designation PPO 612-111, Lot 2970059.
2. Polyphenylene oxide, midpoint Tg 170°C, Mw 13,200, Mn 2,770 Da, melt
index
22.3 gr/10 min @ 220°C, 1 rad/s, and 5 kg; experimentally sampled from
General Electric
Co, Plastics Group, Netherlands having the designation PPO 857.
Tackif er Resins
1. Alpha-pinene resin, nominal softening point 135°C, available from
Hercules Inc.,
Wilmington, Delaware under the trade designation "Piccolyte A135".
2. Alpha-pinene resin, nominal softening point 11 S°C, available from
Hercules lnc.,
Wilmington, Delaware under the trade designation "Piccolyte Al 15".
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4. Petroleum derived hydrocarbon resin, nominal softening point 97°C,
available
from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Chemical Div, Akron OH under the trade
designation
"Wingtack Plus".
S. Alpha-pinene resin, nominal softening point 25°C, available from
Arizona
Chemical Division, International Paper, Panama City, FL under the trade
designation
"Zonarez A25".
End Block Associating Resin
Aromatic end-block associating resin, nominal softening point 115°C,
available from
1o Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Delaware under the trade designation "Endex
160".
Oil
1. Naphthenic oil, available from Shell Chemical USA, Houston, Texas, under
the
trade designation "Shellflex 371N".
2. Naphthenic oil, available from Shell Chemical USA, Houston, Texas under the
trade designation "Shellflex 6371 ".
Additives
1. Antioxidant, available from Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA under
the
2o trade designation "Ethanox 330".
2. Antioxidant, available from Ciba-Geigy, Ardsley, NY under the trade
designation
"Irganox 1076".
Examples 1 to 3 (E1 to E3) and Comparative Examples 1 to 2 (CE 1 to CE2)
SB and SI block copolymer based PSAs having a PPO/PS ratio of 1.0 were
prepared with various amounts of diblock content as shown in Table A. The
amount of
PPO was added as a ratio of parts by weight PPO to parts by weight polystyrene
(PS) in
the adhesive (PPO/PS).
The percent diblock content based on the total amount of block copolymer
3o component and reported in the Table A represents either the value reported
by the
manufacturer or obtained by calculation.
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Table A
Com onent E1 E2 ~ CE1 CE2 E3
Kraton D 1118 24.9 24.9 - - 12.5
Kraton D 11 O 1 - - 24.9 24.9 12.5
uintac SL-113 - - _ - _
Kraton D 1107 - _ _ - -
Piccol a A135 24.9 - 24.9 - 12.5
Piccol a AI 15 _ - 24.9 - 24.9 12.5
Piccol a S 135 - - _ _ -
Piccol a S 11 S - _ _ - _
Shellflex 371N 8.7 8,7 g.7 g.7 g.7
Ethanox 330 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
PPO 612-111 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Ratio of PPO/PS 1.0 I .0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Diblock Content 80 80 1 S 15 47.5
The examples were prepared in toluene at approximately 47 % by weight solids.
s All components except the PPO resin were dissolved in toluene at room
temperature. The
PPO resin was dissolved in toluene at room temperature at approximately 33 %
by weight
solids and then added to the solution containing the rest of the components
and stirred
until a homogeneous solution resulted.
The adhesive solutions thus prepared were coated onto a 0.051 mm (2 mil) thick
1 o polyester film using a notched bar coater and dried in a vented forced air
oven at 77°C for
25 minutes.
The above test tapes were tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion according to the
test
method described above to four substrates:
( I ) low density polyethylene (LDPE) obtained from Aeromat Plastics,
Burnsville,
~s MN, which was 4.70 mm thick, 5.1 cm wide, and 12.7 cm long,
(2) high density polyethylene (HDPE) obtained from Aeromat Plastics,
Burnsville,
MN, which was 4.70 mm thick, 5.1 cm wide, and 12.7 cm long,
(3) polypropylene (PP, obtained from Aeromat Plastics, Burnsville, MN, which
was 4.70 mm thick, 5.1 cm wide, and 12.7 cm long, and
20 (4) stainless steel (SS) obtained from Vincent Metals, Coon Rapids, MN,
which
was 1.22 mm thick, 5.1 cm wide, and 12.7 cm long.
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The results represent a single test and were rounded off to three significant
figures
and are set forth in Table I.
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Examples 4 to 6 (E4 to E6) and Comparative Examples 3 to 4 (CE3 to CE4)
These examples were prepared using the components of Examples 1 to 3 except
that the amount of tackifier resin was increased and the amount of oil was
adjusted
accordingly. SB and SI block copolymer based PSAs having a PPO/PS ratio of 1.0
were
prepared with various amounts of diblock content. The components and amounts
used are
given in Table B.
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Component E4 ES CE3 CE4 E6
Kraton D 1118 24.9 24.9 - - 12.5
Kraton D I 1 O 1 - - 24.9 24.9 I 2.5
Piccolyte A135 32.1 - 32.1 - 16.0
Piccolyte A115 - 34.9 - 34.9 17.5
Shellflex 371N 11.2 8.3 11.2 8.3 9.8
Ethanox 330 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
PPO 612-111 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7
Ratio of PPOIPS 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 I .0
Diblock Content 80 80 I S I S 47.5
The examples were prepared in toluene as in Examples 1 to 3 except at
approximately 48 % by weight solids.
The adhesive solutions thus prepared were knife coated onto a 0.051 mm (2 mil)
thick polyester film backing using a notched bar coater at a speed of about
0.9
meters/minute (3 fllminute) and dried in a forced air oven having temperature
zones of
65.5°C (I50°F), 82°C (180°F), 87.5°C
(190°F) to a 0.127 mm (S mil) adhesive thickness to
form a test tape.
The above test tapes were tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion . The results
represent a single test and are given in Table II.
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Table II
Peel Adhesion
kN/m (lbs/in)
Substrate, E4 ES CE3 CE4 E6
Dwell
Time
S S, 1 hour 2. I 0 ( 1.76 ( 2.17 ( 2.08 ( 2.99 (
12.0) 10.0) 12.4) 11.9) 17.1 )
SS, 24 hours 2.44 (13.9)1.70 (9.7)2.54 (14.5)2.59 (14.8)3.43 (19.6)
Sb Sb
PP, 1 hour 2.35 (13.4)1.99 (11.4)1.03 (5.9)0.88 (5.0)1.58 (9.0)
PP, 24 hours 2.35 (13.4)1.69 (9.6)1.05 (6.0)0.91 (5.2)1.77 (10.1)
Sb Sb * *
LDPE, 1 hour 0.14 (0.8) 0.31 ( 0.15 (0.9)0.39 (2.2)0.09 (0.5)
1.8)
LDPE, 24 hours0.08 (0.4) 0.25 ( 0.17 ( 0.24 { 0.07 (0.4)
1.4) 1.0) 1.4)
HDPE, 1 hour I .44 (8.2)0.84 (4.8)0.34 ( 0.27) ( 0.48 (2.7)
1.9) 1.5)
HDPE, 24 hours2.36 (13.5)1.36 (7.8)0.49 (2.8)0.32 {1.8)0.40 (2.3)
Sb * *
= sncK-sup
Sb = backing separation
Examples 7 to 12 (E7 to E12) and Comparative Examples 5 to 6 (CES to CE6)
SB and SI block copolymer PSAs were prepared with and without PPO. All the
formulations were based on 100 parts by weight block copolymer and contained 1
part by
weight Ethanox 330. The amount of PPO was added as a ratio of parts by weight
PPO to
parts by weight polystyrene (PS) in the adhesive (PPO/PS).
to The formulations are given in Table C.
Table C
Component CE5 E7 E8 E9 CE6 E10 E11 E12
Kraton D 1101 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 - - - _
Solprene 1205 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 51.2 51.2 51.2 51.2
Kraton Dl 118 - - - - 48.8 48.8 48.8 48.8
Piccolyte A135100.0 106.5 112.1 117.2 116.7 124.2 130.9 136.6
Shellflex 371N20.0 29.1 36.9 44.3 24.9 34.0 42.0 49.0
Ethanox 330 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
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PPO 612-111 - 13.2 26.4 39.8 - 13.6 27.3 41.2
Ratio of PPO/PS- 0.5 1.0 1.5 - 0.5 1.0 1.5
Diblock 79 79 79 79 90 90 90 90
Content
The examples were prepared in toluene at approximately 50 % by weight solids.
All components except the PPO resin were dissolved in toluene at room
temperature. The
PPO resin was dissolved in toluene at room temperature at approximately 33 %
by weight
solids and then added to the solution containing the rest of the components
and stirred
until a homogeneous solution resulted.
The adhesive solutions thus prepared were knife coated onto a 0.051 mm (2 mil)
thick polyester film backing using a notched bar coater at a speed of about
0.9
meters/minute (3 ft/minute) and dried in a forced air oven having temperature
zones of
1o 65.5°C (150°F), 82°C (180°F), 87.5°C
(190°F) to a 0.127 mm (5 mil) adhesive thickness to
form a test tape.
The test tapes were tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion according to the test
method described above and Static Shear Strength using 1000 grams/ 6.25 sq. cm
( 1 sq.
inch) on SS. The Static Shear Strength results are reported for five tests
with the average
in parenthesis. Results are given in Table III.
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Examples 13 to 15 (E13 to E15) and Comparative Example 7 (CE7)
SB and SIS block copolymer PSAs with decreasing amounts of diblock content
were prepared by combing high diblock content copolymer with low diblock
content
copolymer. Formulations are presented in Table D.
Table D
Component E13 E14~ E15 CE7
Kraton D 1118 19.9 14.9 10.0 5.0
Kraton D 11 O 1 5.0 10.0 14.9 19.9
Piccolyte A135 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9
Piccolyte A115 - _ _ _
Shellflex 371N 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7
Ethanox 330 0.7 0.7 0.7 29
Piccolyte A135 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.4
Shellflex 371 N 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2
Ethanox 330 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
PPO 612-111 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Ratio of PPO/PS 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Diblock Content 67 54 41 28
The examples were prepared in toluene as in Examples 1 to 3.
The adhesive solutions thus prepared were knife coated onto a 0.051 mm (2 mil)
thick polyester film backing using a notched bar coater at a speed of about
0.9
meters/minute (3 ft/minute) and dried in a forced air oven having temperature
zones of
65.5°C (150°F), 82°C (180°F), 87.5°C
(190°F) to a 0.127 mm (5 mil) adhesive thickness to
form a test tape.
The test tapes were tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion. The results represent
one
replicate and are given in Table IV.
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Table IV
Peel Adhesion
kN/m (lbs/in)
Substrate, E13 E14 E15 CE7
Dwell
Time
SS, 1 hour 1.38 (7.9)2.07 (11.8)2.00 (11.4)1.46 (8.3)
SS, 24 hours 2.70 ( 2.63 ( 2.19 ( 12.5)1.65 (9.4)
15.4) 15.0)
PP, 1 hour 0.95 (S.4)1.52 (8.7)0.81 (4.6) 0.93 (S.3)
PP, 24 hours 1.73 (9.9)1.63 (9.3)1.OS (6.0) 0.84 (4.8)
* * *
LDPE, 1 hour 0.39 (2.2)0.46 (2.6)0.44 (2.S) 0.25 (1.4)
LDPE, 24 hours0.32 { 0.42 (2.4)O.S6 (3.2) 0.19 ( 1.1
1.8) * * * )
HDPE, 1 hour 0.44 (2.S)0.49 (2.8)0.32 (1.8) 0.35 (2.0)
HDPE, 24 hours0.44 (2.S)0.40 (2.3)0.40 (2.3) 0.37 (2.1
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=
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Examples 16 to 19 (E16 to E19) and Comparative Examples 8 to 9 (CE8 to CE9)
S The effect of using a liquid tackifier resin in place of an oil was
demonstrated in
SIS block copolymer PSAs with varying amounts of diblock content .
Formulations are
presented in Table E.
Table E
Component E16 CE8 E17 E18 CE9 E19
Quintac SL-11320.3 - 10.2 24.9 - 12.5
Kraton D 1107 - 20.3 10.2 - 24.9 12.5
Wingtack Plus 28.5 28.5 28.5 29.9 29.9 29.9
Zonarez A2S 14.2 14.2 14.2 - _ _
Shellflex 371N- - - 7.S 7.S 7.S
Ethanox 330 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
PPO 612-111 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.7
Ratio of PPO/PS1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Diblock 75 18 46.5 75 18 46.5
Content
The examples were prepared in toluene as in Examples 1 to 3 except at
approximately 50 % by weight solids.
The adhesive solutions thus prepared were coated onto a 0.051 mm (2 mil) thick
polyester film using a notched bar coater and dried in a vented forced air
oven at 77°C for
25 minutes.
The samples were bonded to various substrates and tested for 90 Degree Peel
Adhesion as described in Examples 1 to 3. The results represent a single test
and are
reported in Table V.
to
Table V
Pee l Adhesion
kN/m
lbs/in
Substrate, E16 CE8 E17 E18 CE9 E19
Dwell Time
SS, 22.5 2.10 (12.0)1.75 1.91 (10.9)1.44 1.12 1.19 (6.8)
hours (10.0) (8.2)
(6.4)
PP, 22.5 1.91 (10.9)1.59 1.79 (10.2)1.38 1.09 1.21 (6.9)
hours (9.1) (7.9)
(6.2)
LDPE, 22.5 1.28 (7.3)1.17 1.19 (6.8)0.82 0.65 0.67 (3.8)
(6.7) (4.7)
hours
(3.7)
HDPE, 22.5 0.84 (4.8)1.05 1.10 (6.3)0.88 0.68 0.70 (4.0)
* (6.0) * (5.0)
hours (3.9)
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Examples 20 to 23 (E20 to E23)
The components and their amounts for these examples are set forth in Table F.
The ratio of PPO to PS is varied in these examples.
Table F
Component E20 E21 E22 E23
Kraton D11 I 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.3
S
Sol rene 1205 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Piccol a A135 43.6 43.6 43.6 43.6
Endex 160 --- 6.1 4.6 3.0
Shellflex 371N 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0
Ir anox 1076 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
PPO 612-111 9.1 3.0 4.6 6.1
Ratio of PPO/PS1.00 0.33 0.50 0.67
Diblock Content90 90 90 90
The examples were prepared in toluene as in Examples I to 3 except at
approximately 48% by weight solids.
to The adhesive solutions thus prepared were knife coated onto a 0.051 mm (2
mil)
thick polyester film backing using a notched bar coater at a speed of about
1.52
meters/minute (S ft/minute) and dried in a forced air oven having temperature
zones of
65.5°C (150°F), 82°C (180°F), 87.5°C
{190°F) to a 0.05 mm (2 mil) adhesive thickness to
form a test tape.
15 The above test tapes were tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion. The results
represent a single test and are given in Table VI.
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Table VI
Pee_1
Adhesion
kN/m
lbs/in
Substrate, E20 E21 E22 E23
Dwell
Time
SS, 1 hour 1.26 (7.21.58 (9.0 1.47 (8.4)1.31 (7.5
dwell
PP, 1 hour 1.17 (6.7)1.44 {8.2 1.49 (8.5)1.23 7.0)
dwell
LDPE, 1 hour 1.21 6.9)1.09 (6.2 1.33 (7.6 1.40 (8.0)
dwell
HDPE, 1 hour 1.26 (7.21.47 (8.4 1.44 (8.2 1.35 (7.7
dwell
Static ear Stren
Sh th minutes,
22C, 2000
rams
E20 E21 E22 E23
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
10,000 5,508 5,558 10,000
266 3,694 427 394
Static hear Stren
S th, minutes,
70C, 500
rams
E20 E21 E22 E23
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
10,000 1,01 S 1,116 10,000
Examples 24 to 31 (E24 to E31 and Comparative Example 10 (CE10)
In these examples, adhesive compositions were prepared with different PPO/PS
ratios ranging from 0.0 to 0.50. The components and their amounts are set
forth in
Table G.
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Table G
Com onentCE10 E24 E25 E26 E27 E28 E29 E30 E31
Kraton 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.025.0
Dl 101
Solprene 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.075.0
1205
Piccolyte100.0101.6103.2 104.9106.5 101.6 103.2 104.9106.5
A135
Shellflex20.0 22.3 24.6 26.8 29.1 22.3 24.6 26.829.1
371N
Ethanox 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
330
PPO 612- - 3.3 6.6 9.9 13.2 - - _ -
111
PPO 857 - - - - - 3.3 6.6 9.9 13.2
Ratio 0.0 0.1250.25 0.3750.50 0.125 0.25 0.375O.SO
of
PPO/PS
Diblock 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
Content
The examples were prepared in toluene as in Examples 1 to 3 except at
approximately 4$% by weight solids.
The adhesive solutions thus prepared were knife coated onto a two-sided
silicone
coated paper liner using a notched bar coater at a speed of about 1.52
meters/minute (5
fI/minute) and dried in a forced air oven having temperature zones of
65.5°C (150°F), 82°C
( 180°F), 87.5°C ( 190°F) to a 0.08 mm (3.3 mil) adhesive
thickness and laminated to a 0.05
1o mm (2 mil) polyester film to form a test tape.
The above test tapes were tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion. The results
represent a single test and are given in Table VII.
Table VII
Peel
Adhesion
kN/m
lbs/in
Substrate, E24 E25 E26 E27 E28 ~E29 E30 E31 CE10
Dwelt Time
SS, 24 hour0.67 0.72 0.72 0.720.63 0.61 0.61 0.58 0.67
dwell (3.8)(4.1 (4.1)(4.1(3.6)(3.5 (3.5 (3.3){3.8)
PP, 24 hour0.65 0.68 0.68 0.680.58 0.61 0.61 0.56 0.65
dwell 3.7) (3.9) (3.9)(3.93.3) 3.5 3.5) (3.2)(3.7
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Examples 32 to 39 (E32 to E39) and Comparative Example 11 (CE11)
The adhesive compositions of Table G were also laminated to both sides of a
0.8
mm (0.031 inch) thick, corona treated polyethylene foam having a density of 96
kg/m3 (6
lbs/ft3), available from Voltek, Lawrence, MA under the tradename "Volara
6TSX" using
a two roll laminator. A 0.5 mm (20 mil) thick polypropylene backing was
laminated to the
adhesive on one side of the foam to form a test tape.
The foam test tape was then tested for 90 Degree Peel Adhesion and Static
Shear
Strength. Results are presented in Table VIII.
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